stir restlessly
Frequency: 6.00.6 per million words
To make small movements, especially while trying to sleep or when one is supposed to be still.
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- The sick child began to stir restlessly in his sleep.
- The students stirred restlessly in their seats.
- I heard my roommate stir restlessly when I turned on the light.
- The baby began to stir restlessly in her crib.
- The audience began to stir restlessly as the speech dragged on.
- He stirred restlessly throughout the long, boring lecture.
- She saw the patient stir restlessly on the hospital bed.
- The dog stirred restlessly on the rug, dreaming of chasing squirrels.
- The dog stirred restlessly by the door, waiting for its owner.
- She found herself stirring restlessly as the suspenseful movie reached its climax.
- He stirred restlessly in the uncomfortable seat during the flight.
- After hours of waiting, the crowd started to stir restlessly.
- The captive animals stirred restlessly in their cages before feeding time.
- The patient would often stir restlessly during the night due to pain.
- I could hear someone stirring restlessly in the next room.
- Don't stir restlessly during the meditation; try to remain still.
- The baby stirred restlessly just before waking up for her bottle.
- By the end of the journey, everyone was stirring restlessly in their seats.
- As the storm approached, the birds stirred restlessly in the trees.
- The trapped bird stirred restlessly in its cage, longing for freedom.